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Jan 14 2010

Washington Times

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Ballooning debt will inevitably limit future wealth by reducing the size of economy & growth of capital stock, while increasing dependence on foreign creditors

Jan 14 2010

Washington Times

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Rep. Anthony Weiner, Liberal House member from New York gave a stern warning to the White House: “We don’t like negotiating with a gun to our head.”

Jan 14 2010

pharmiweb.com

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H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global private equity firm, today announced that an affiliate has closed its previously announced acquisition of Allion Healthcare, Inc.

Jan 14 2010

New York Times

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Should someone in Idaho or Nevada have significantly different health care coverage from someone in Massachusetts?  That is one of the biggest questions

Jan 14 2010

New York Times

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With a growing sense of urgency, President Obama and top Democrats held a marathon negotiating session in an effort to thrash out sweeping health care legislation

Jan 14 2010

Bloomberg

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The biggest home-nursing companies plan a shopping spree for smaller rivals as funding cuts trigger the industry’s biggest shakeout

Jan 13 2010

Salt Lake Tribune

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MediConnect Global, a provider of Web-based services, has acquired PassportMD, a  personal health record company

Jan 13 2010

Reuters

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Americans are still too fat, but the obesity epidemic in the United States appears to be waning a bit

Jan 13 2010

Wall Street Journal

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People with Type 2 diabetes will have an opportunity for personal consultations with Walgreen Co. pharmacists and nurse practitioners under a pilot program

Jan 13 2010

PR Log

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Alt Benefit Consultants, Inc. a third party administrator has announced the merger with Bentley Yates TPA

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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